Analysis of Hobgoblin
Hobgoblin
in our midst,
what is your intent?
Are you here to stir up fear
and foster dissent?
Hobgoblin
in our midst,
what is your caprice?
Are you here to stir up fear
and extort by fleece?
Hobgoblin
in our midst,
what is your mandate?
Are you here to stir up fear
and patronize hate?
Hobgoblin
in our midst,
what is your desire?
Are you here to stir up fear
and baptize by fire?
Scheme | ABcDcABeDeABfDfABgDg |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (45%) Etheree (20%) |
Metre | 1 0101 11101 1111111 01001 1 0101 11101 1111111 00111 1 0101 1111 1111111 0101 1 0101 111010 1111111 001110 |
Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 361 |
Words | 74 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 20 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 15 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 295 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 74 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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